NATO logistics, Ukrainian troops are top subjects of Russian camera hacks, advisory says
Dutch intelligence officials report that at least one Russian agency is compromising internet-connected cameras across Europe to spy on military logistics and Ukrainian personnel.
Russian state-backed hackers are systematically compromising internet-connected security cameras across Europe and Ukraine to gather intelligence on NATO military logistics and identify Ukrainian troops for battlefield targeting, Dutch intelligence agencies warned.
In a public advisory, the Netherlands' General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) and Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) said at least one Russian intelligence service has been carrying out cyber-espionage operations against internet-accessible cameras in the Netherlands, other NATO and EU member states and Ukraine.
The goal is to collect intelligence of military value, including activity on military transport routes and weapons shipments destined for Ukraine. In Ukraine, the agencies said, hacked cameras have in some cases been used to locate Ukrainian military personnel, with the intelligence subsequently supporting attempts to kill soldiers and destroy equipment.
Source: https://therecord.media/russian-intelligence-compromising-cameras-nato-ukraine-netherlands
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